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The 1957–58 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fourth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 27 wins, 28 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. They defeated the New York Rangers in six games in the Semi-finals before losing the Stanley Cup Finals , also in six games, to the Montreal Canadiens .
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Midway through his second minor-league season with the Quebec Aces, O'Ree was called up to the Boston Bruins of the NHL to replace an injured player. O'Ree made his NHL debut with the Bruins on January 18, 1958, against the Montreal Canadiens , becoming the first black player in league history. He played in only two games that year.
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1957–58 NHL Records [ 2]
Team
BOS
CHI
DET
MTL
NYR
TOR
Boston
—
7–3–4
8–5–1
3–9–2
6–5–3
3–6–5
Chicago
3–7–4
—
7–7
3–10–1
4–9–1
7–6–1
Detroit
5–8–1
7–7
—
3–7–4
4–5–5
10–2–2
Montreal
9–3–2
10–3–1
7–3–4
—
6–6–2
11–2–1
New York
5–6–3
9–4–1
5–4–5
6–6–2
—
7–5–2
Toronto
6–3–5
6–7–1
2–10–2
2–11–1
5–7–2
—
Schedule and results [ edit ]
1957–58 regular season[ 3]
Game
Result
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
10
L
November 2, 1957
0–5
@ New York Rangers (1957–58 )
4–6–0
11
W
November 3, 1957
4–0
Detroit Red Wings (1957–58 ) 5–6–0
12
L
November 7, 1957
3–5
Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58 ) 5–7–0
13
L
November 9, 1957
2–4
@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58 )
5–8–0
14
W
November 10, 1957
4–2
Detroit Red Wings (1957–58 ) 6–8–0
15
W
November 14, 1957
5–2
Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58 ) 7–8–0
16
W
November 16, 1957
4–2
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58 )
8–8–0
17
T
November 17, 1957
2–2
Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58 ) 8–8–1
18
L
November 23, 1957
2–4
Montreal Canadiens (1957–58 ) 8–9–1
19
T
November 24, 1957
2–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58 )
8–9–2
20
W
November 27, 1957
5–2
@ New York Rangers (1957–58 )
9–9–2
21
W
November 28, 1957
1–0
New York Rangers (1957–58 ) 10–9–2
22
L
November 30, 1957
2–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58 )
10–10–2
Game
Result
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
23
L
December 1, 1957
1–4
Montreal Canadiens (1957–58 ) 10–11–2
24
W
December 5, 1957
7–2
Detroit Red Wings (1957–58 ) 11–11–2
25
T
December 7, 1957
2–2
Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58 ) 11–11–3
26
W
December 8, 1957
3–0
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58 )
12–11–3
27
L
December 12, 1957
2–3
@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58 )
12–12–3
28
T
December 14, 1957
1–1
@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58 )
12–12–4
29
L
December 15, 1957
1–3
Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58 ) 12–13–4
30
T
December 19, 1957
3–3
New York Rangers (1957–58 ) 12–13–5
31
T
December 21, 1957
3–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58 )
12–13–6
32
L
December 22, 1957
1–4
Montreal Canadiens (1957–58 ) 12–14–6
33
W
December 25, 1957
4–1
Detroit Red Wings (1957–58 ) 13–14–6
34
T
December 28, 1957
0–0
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58 )
13–14–7
35
T
December 29, 1957
2–2
@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58 )
13–14–8
Game
Result
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
36
L
January 1, 1958
3–4
Montreal Canadiens (1957–58 ) 13–15–8
37
W
January 4, 1958
7–4
@ New York Rangers (1957–58 )
14–15–8
38
L
January 5, 1958
3–4
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58 )
14–16–8
39
L
January 9, 1958
1–6
@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58 )
14–17–8
40
T
January 11, 1958
2–2
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58 )
14–17–9
41
L
January 12, 1958
3–5
Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58 ) 14–18–9
42
L
January 16, 1958
2–3
New York Rangers (1957–58 ) 14–19–9
43
W
January 18, 1958
3–0
@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58 )
15–19–9
44
L
January 19, 1958
2–6
Montreal Canadiens (1957–58 ) 15–20–9
45
W
January 23, 1958
4–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58 ) 16–20–9
46
W
January 25, 1958
5–3
Detroit Red Wings (1957–58 ) 17–20–9
47
T
January 26, 1958
3–3
Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58 ) 17–20–10
48
T
January 29, 1958
1–1
@ New York Rangers (1957–58 )
17–20–11
Game
Result
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
49
L
February 1, 1958
1–3
@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58 )
17–21–11
50
W
February 2, 1958
4–3
New York Rangers (1957–58 ) 18–21–11
51
L
February 6, 1958
1–4
Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58 ) 18–22–11
52
W
February 8, 1958
7–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58 )
19–22–11
53
L
February 9, 1958
0–2
Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58 ) 19–23–11
54
W
February 13, 1958
5–0
Detroit Red Wings (1957–58 ) 20–23–11
55
T
February 15, 1958
2–2
Montreal Canadiens (1957–58 ) 20–23–12
56
L
February 16, 1958
2–3
@ New York Rangers (1957–58 )
20–24–12
57
L
February 20, 1958
0–4
@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58 )
20–25–12
58
L
February 22, 1958
1–6
@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58 )
20–26–12
59
W
February 23, 1958
2–0
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58 )
21–26–12
Game
Result
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
60
W
March 1, 1958
3–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58 )
22–26–12
61
W
March 4, 1958
2–1
@ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58 )
23–26–12
62
T
March 6, 1958
4–4
Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58 ) 23–26–13
63
T
March 8, 1958
3–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58 )
23–26–14
64
W
March 9, 1958
7–0
Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58 ) 24–26–14
65
W
March 13, 1958
7–3
Montreal Canadiens (1957–58 ) 25–26–14
66
L
March 15, 1958
0–4
New York Rangers (1957–58 ) 25–27–14
67
L
March 16, 1958
3–6
Detroit Red Wings (1957–58 ) 25–28–14
68
T
March 19, 1958
1–1
@ New York Rangers (1957–58 )
25–28–15
69
W
March 22, 1958
8–5
@ Montreal Canadiens (1957–58 )
26–28–15
70
W
March 23, 1958
7–5
Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58 ) 27–28–15
Legend Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)
Boston defeated the New York Rangers (4–2) in the semi-final to advance to the Cup Finals against the Montreal Canadiens . The Canadiens, in the middle of their five-year Cup champion run, defeated the Bruins four games to two.
Scoring Goaltending Scoring Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
Don Simmons 671
11
6
5
25
2.24
1
Harry Lumley 60
1
0
1
5
5.00
0
Team: 731
12
6
6
30
2.46
1
[ 4]
Player is still active or individual record
Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Willie O'Ree 1st NHL Game
January 18, 1958
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